So I'm back in Portland and super-excited for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, starting tomorrow! There's like 175 awesome comedians performing! That's a lot! There's shows all weekend along SE Hawthorne! Come check it out!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Kick-Ass Totally Punches Butt!
Just got back from Kick-Ass and it was great. I was a fan of the comic (thought not it's release schedule), but the movie was better than the book this time around. It had all the great satire of the comic without relying on any silly plot twists or anything like that. I thought it was weird back when they announced they were making the film before the comic was even halfway done, but it turned out awesome. Total kudos.
Scenes that I knew were coming were still effective and made me wince or laugh, and the new surprises were totally awesome. The big surprise at the end was actually something I wanted to write into a script that was very very similar to Kick-Ass about six years ago. Once the comic came out I abandoned that story. Good thing I did, because I would have written something that looked like it was just riding on the coattails of this movie, and we all know that Hollywood frowns on imitation.
Nicolas Cage's acting can no longer be described as "bad" or "good," only "Nic Cage" or "ultra Nic Cage." His performance in here is completely bizarre but actually makes sense with everything they were trying to do with it. This is a movie that pokes fun at pretty much everything surrounding the comic book phenomenon, from fans on up, and then becomes the type of movie it's parodying with a wink and a nod. The movie is paced and written so well that, by the end, when the story has shed all realism and gone straight superhero, it not only feels organic in the story but also is making you realize how totally silly superhero comics and movies can be. The drop in realism is what made the action really ramp up here, and is what we love about superhero stories in general.
That's not a bad thing. If I wanted something that wasn't silly, I'd read The Bible. Oh wait.
I wanna talk about one more thing, but to do that I have to type something I've never ever typed before:
SPOILER ALERT:
Okay, so even with all the jetpacks and craziness at the end, the movie still has a good dose of realism. Turns out jetpacks are going on sale at the end of the year, for almost the same price as they do in the movie! Crazy, right? That means pretty much every single thing in the movie is completely possible: brainwashing, jetpacks and doofuses almost getting killed and instead becoming YouTube celebrities!
It's a great flick that makes you think about what it's about without boring you to death (I'm looking at you, Watchmen).
Scenes that I knew were coming were still effective and made me wince or laugh, and the new surprises were totally awesome. The big surprise at the end was actually something I wanted to write into a script that was very very similar to Kick-Ass about six years ago. Once the comic came out I abandoned that story. Good thing I did, because I would have written something that looked like it was just riding on the coattails of this movie, and we all know that Hollywood frowns on imitation.
Nicolas Cage's acting can no longer be described as "bad" or "good," only "Nic Cage" or "ultra Nic Cage." His performance in here is completely bizarre but actually makes sense with everything they were trying to do with it. This is a movie that pokes fun at pretty much everything surrounding the comic book phenomenon, from fans on up, and then becomes the type of movie it's parodying with a wink and a nod. The movie is paced and written so well that, by the end, when the story has shed all realism and gone straight superhero, it not only feels organic in the story but also is making you realize how totally silly superhero comics and movies can be. The drop in realism is what made the action really ramp up here, and is what we love about superhero stories in general.
That's not a bad thing. If I wanted something that wasn't silly, I'd read The Bible. Oh wait.
I wanna talk about one more thing, but to do that I have to type something I've never ever typed before:
SPOILER ALERT:
Okay, so even with all the jetpacks and craziness at the end, the movie still has a good dose of realism. Turns out jetpacks are going on sale at the end of the year, for almost the same price as they do in the movie! Crazy, right? That means pretty much every single thing in the movie is completely possible: brainwashing, jetpacks and doofuses almost getting killed and instead becoming YouTube celebrities!
It's a great flick that makes you think about what it's about without boring you to death (I'm looking at you, Watchmen).
Thursday, April 15, 2010
X-Files Made To Order!
FINALLY! X-Files hit Netflix "Watch Intsantly" last week. Now I can watch Mulder and Scully shoot inbred hicks whenever I want!
Both my wife and I are pretty excited. We both used to watch the show with our parents when we were younger, and now we can experience all the mystery and whistling together. I never watched it after Duchovny left and Scully started fighting the Terminator every week, are those episodes good too?
Wasn't Duchovny leaving so silly? I guess it was his time, since he had his career plan together. The "fame and fortune and artistic credentials earned by being on a show that everybody loves" phase of his career was complete, and he was ready to enter the "waiting 8 years for 'Californication'" phase.
Both my wife and I are pretty excited. We both used to watch the show with our parents when we were younger, and now we can experience all the mystery and whistling together. I never watched it after Duchovny left and Scully started fighting the Terminator every week, are those episodes good too?
Wasn't Duchovny leaving so silly? I guess it was his time, since he had his career plan together. The "fame and fortune and artistic credentials earned by being on a show that everybody loves" phase of his career was complete, and he was ready to enter the "waiting 8 years for 'Californication'" phase.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
GO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
No, this isn't about pee. Sorry.
Today we saw How To Train Your Dragon in 3-D. It's really really awesome! It has lots of awesome action scenes and, unlike other Dreamworks cartoons, no Smash Mouth. It's great.
You know what was really great though? The trailer right before it for TRON. Oh em gee. That movie is gonna melt my brain and face and other things that get melted in cliched statements like that. I heard today the story is like Apocalypse Now. Can't wait!
I need to watch Tron 1 soon though, I don't really remember it since I haven't seen it since I was 8, but I do remember there being a really thick door before they go into the computer lab. Yeah.
Today we saw How To Train Your Dragon in 3-D. It's really really awesome! It has lots of awesome action scenes and, unlike other Dreamworks cartoons, no Smash Mouth. It's great.
You know what was really great though? The trailer right before it for TRON. Oh em gee. That movie is gonna melt my brain and face and other things that get melted in cliched statements like that. I heard today the story is like Apocalypse Now. Can't wait!
I need to watch Tron 1 soon though, I don't really remember it since I haven't seen it since I was 8, but I do remember there being a really thick door before they go into the computer lab. Yeah.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Independence Day
I know that title isn't really funny and is just indicative of what this post is about. I'm sorry. I wanted to maybe make it "Independence Gay," as a reference to Will Smith secretly being a homosexual (which is why he joined Scientology*) but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Anygays, this week a bunch of rumors started floating around about there being a sequel or two to Independence Day, and how they're really dogging after Will Smith and director Roland Emmerich to continue with the franchise.
Now that's all well and good since those two dudes are fairly important to this franchise, but there has been a GLARING omission from any and all of these reports:
*Tom Cruise and John Travolta too!
Anygays, this week a bunch of rumors started floating around about there being a sequel or two to Independence Day, and how they're really dogging after Will Smith and director Roland Emmerich to continue with the franchise.
Now that's all well and good since those two dudes are fairly important to this franchise, but there has been a GLARING omission from any and all of these reports:
I believe the above element is more important to this franchise than anything else. Must go faster.
*Tom Cruise and John Travolta too!
APRIL FOOL'S!
So yesterday I posted a letter all over the internet saying that I had quit the Whitest Kids U' Know. Guess what? Yesterday was April 1st!
I would never really quit the WKUK! I'm a lifer! I don't know how many people actually fell for this, but here are some people that I definitely got (I know this because they either called or wrote me all concerned and I had to break it to them).
PEOPLE TOTALLY OWNED BY THIS PRANK:
DARREN
THE WHITEST KIDS' MANAGER
IFC (OOPS)
MY DAD
SEVERAL OTHER FRIENDS WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
Thank you for your support and sorry I lied!
P.S. Lying is fun!
I would never really quit the WKUK! I'm a lifer! I don't know how many people actually fell for this, but here are some people that I definitely got (I know this because they either called or wrote me all concerned and I had to break it to them).
PEOPLE TOTALLY OWNED BY THIS PRANK:
DARREN
THE WHITEST KIDS' MANAGER
IFC (OOPS)
MY DAD
SEVERAL OTHER FRIENDS WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
Thank you for your support and sorry I lied!
P.S. Lying is fun!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
An Important Announcement From Timmy
To all my friends, fans and family,
Spring is a time of change, a time of new things and a time of new beginnings. Plants grow, snow melts, and bears come out of hibernation.
For me, change is afoot as well, and thus I am hereby announcing my resignation from The Whitest Kids U' Know.
For some this announcement may be a shock, but for myself and the other members of the group, it's really been a long time coming. My wife and I recently have moved to Portland, Oregon and started a chicken farm, and that's really the direction our life is going now. Comedy was never something I wanted to do forever, and the time for change has come. Working and living off the land is something we've always wanted to do, and now is the time.
Not a day will go by where I won't miss coming up with silliness with my five best friends. I've had a great time making this TV show, but that time is over for me. For me, that world has moved on.
IFC has been a wonderful place to work for the past few years. We're lucky that we get so much creative freedom and that's something I'll always cherish.
Most of all, I'll miss the fans! You all are the reason we get to do this ridiculously awesome job, and I'll miss meeting you at shows and talking to you on the internet.
Well, that's it from me. I wish nothing but the best to the other Whitest Kids, IFC and our awesome legion of fans. Take care everyone.
Love,
Timmy Williams
Spring is a time of change, a time of new things and a time of new beginnings. Plants grow, snow melts, and bears come out of hibernation.
For me, change is afoot as well, and thus I am hereby announcing my resignation from The Whitest Kids U' Know.
For some this announcement may be a shock, but for myself and the other members of the group, it's really been a long time coming. My wife and I recently have moved to Portland, Oregon and started a chicken farm, and that's really the direction our life is going now. Comedy was never something I wanted to do forever, and the time for change has come. Working and living off the land is something we've always wanted to do, and now is the time.
Not a day will go by where I won't miss coming up with silliness with my five best friends. I've had a great time making this TV show, but that time is over for me. For me, that world has moved on.
IFC has been a wonderful place to work for the past few years. We're lucky that we get so much creative freedom and that's something I'll always cherish.
Most of all, I'll miss the fans! You all are the reason we get to do this ridiculously awesome job, and I'll miss meeting you at shows and talking to you on the internet.
Well, that's it from me. I wish nothing but the best to the other Whitest Kids, IFC and our awesome legion of fans. Take care everyone.
Love,
Timmy Williams
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